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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SETH WV. HERRIOK, OF NVASHINGTON, N. J., AND PHILLIP J. LAWRENCE, OF EASTON, PA.; SAID HERRIOK ASSIGNOR TO SAID LAWRENCE.

PEDAL FOR ORGANS.

EPECIIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.323,678, dated August 4,1885.

Application filed October 14, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, SETH XV. I-Innnron, of \Vashington, in the county of \Varren and State of New Jersey, and PHILLIP. J. Law- RENCE, of Easton, in the county of Northampton and State of'Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedals for Organs, of which the following is such a full, clear, concise, and exact description as will en able others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The use of pedals for organs as they have 1 heretofore been constructed has been attended with certain difficulties-as, for instance, the great amount of exertion required to operate them, the fact that the greatest powerhas been when least needed, as there was more contact of the feet with such pedals at the outset of the tread than when they approached their downward limit, but required further pressure in order to exhaust the bellows, in which case the extra pressure could only be given by the toes of the operator, which not infrequently pushed against the bellows-straps, thus causing them to wear out. They have also caused a cramping of the feet and legs, particularly of tall persons. And aside from these objections 0 such pedals have taken up considerable room inside of the case of the organ, a portion of which had to be cut away in order to permit of their being operated; and inasmuch as the bellows-straps were drawn inward and more 3 5 around the pulleys as the pedals were pressed down, this made the operation of exhausting the bellows more difficult just at the time when the greatest power was needed and when the pressure could only be given by the toes of the operator; moreover, the cutting away of the front portion of the case of the organ in order to make room for the pedals has made it impracticable to give to an organ the same appearance and neatness of finish that are given 5 to a piano.

The object of our invention is to overcome these difticulties, and to construct pedals in such a manner as to permit of a free and easy movement of the feet and legs, while also giving an even distribution of power throughout the entire tread; and it consists, first, in constructing a pedal having two arms, one being placed inside of the case and connected with the bellows-strap, which arm projects in the direction of the length of the organ for a sufficient distance to give a good leverage, while the other, after passing through a hole or openingin the organ-case, projects outwardly. assumes practically the same direction as the inside arm and forms the foot-lever; second, in setting or securing such pedal or pair of pedals in a slightly-inclined position, so that the motion of the footlever, instead of being directly up and down, is also inward toward the organ as it is pressed down by the feet, 6 thus giving an easier movement to the feet and legs of the operator; and, third, in making an adjustable connection ofthe arm inside of the case with the bellowsstrap, whereby such strap is made to retain its perpendicular, or the same relative position on the pulley, no matter what position may be given to such connecting-arm by the tread of the pedal.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective front view of a pair of organpedals, showing how they may be attached or secured in place, and also their connection with the bellowsstraps, a portion of which, together with the pulleys over which they extend, also appear. Fig. 2 is a rear view of a pair of such organ- 8 pedals, showing more clearly the ends of the bellows-straps and their connection with the pedals; and Fig. 3 isa view of one of the pedals detached from the organ, and parts in connection with which it is intended to be used, 8 while Fig. 4 is a side view of one of the pedals set at an incline produced by having the support B, a portion of which is shown, made thicker at one end than the other, or by being set on an inclined base, a section of which 0 appears in this figure.

In these drawings, A represents the footlever or outwardly-projecting arm of the pedals, and a the arm which goes inside of the case of the organ. 13 represents a support, to which the pedals may be hinged or otherwise secured, and b studs whereby the hinging or securing of the pedals to the support B may be effected. G C represent'the bellows-straps, and c c the ends of the same, which are 0011- I09 nected to the arms a a, of the respective-pedals; and D D represent the pulleys over which the bellows-straps pass.

In practice a right and left hand pedal may be cast from a pattern, with arms A a projecting from each, as shown, or similarly thereto, for a sufficient distance to give a good leverage from that part of the same where they are hinged or secured. After the necessary holes are drilled or otherwise formed in them, and are finished, as desired, the outer projecting arm, A, may be made to pass through a suitable opening or hole in the proper part of the front portion of the organ-case, thus bringing such arm, which forms the foot-lever outside of the case of the organ, while the other arm, a, remains inside of the same and projects or extends toward the ends of the organ, preferably parallel with the case. That portion of the outward arm which is intended to re ceive the pressure of the foot assumes for a greater or less distance a direction very much the same as the inside armthat is, toward the end of the organbut not necessarily or even preferably parallel with the case of the organ, the object of the direction given to such extension being to allow a free and easymovement of and at the same time natural position of the feet and legs of the operator. In like manner the other pedal may be placed in position, but assuming, of course, an opposite direction, as its arms project toward the other end of the organ. These pedals may then be hinged or secured in place, as by the support B; but they are preferably given an inclined position, which may be done by having the support 13 made thicker at one end than the other, or by the adjustment or construction of that portion of the respective pedals which is secured or permanently fixed as to the support B.

The arms A A when so inclined will move inward toward the organ as the feet of the operator press down upon them. This will give a natural movement of the feet, and at the same time permit the ball of the foot to rest upon the pedal throughout the entire tread, and consequently there is no lost power, as the treading does not require a forced position, and the bellows can be exhausted with the fewest strokes possible.

The inside arms, a a, may be pivoted or 0th erwise adj ustably secured to the bellows-straps, the ends of which are usually tinned, so as to give protection and strength to the same. By

making such adjustable connection with these straps they will be kept in the same relative I position to the pulleys D D, over which they extend during the movement of the arms a (I, the position of the straps being practically perpendicular.

By having the pedals of an organ constructed and arranged as above explained a powerful leverage is given, so that the operation of pumping the organ is much easier than it has heretofore been, and as the feet and legs are given a free and easy position the performer does not become weary through exertion. It will also be observed that the pedals take up but little room inside of the organ, inasmuch as the arms a a move in the direction of the length of the organ, and not inward toward the center of the same, as do pedals of the construction heretofore in use. Moreover, the organ may be made with a case resembling that of an upright piano,which will, ofcourse, make it better in appearance, while at the same time it will be more desirable in every way than it has heretofore been possible to make an organ.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with an organ, a pedal having two arms projecting substantially in the direction of the length of the organ, one being inside of the organ-case and secured to or connected with the exhaust-bellows strap, the other extending outside and in front of the case, and forming the foot-lever, substantially as described.

2. In combination with an organ, a pedal having an arm projecting inwardly, substantially in the direction of the length of the organ, and secured to or connected with the exhaust-bellows strap, and an outwardly-projecting arm forming the foot-lever, such pedal being hinged or secured at an incline, whereby the motion of the foot-lever when pressed upon is downward and inward toward the organ.

3. In combination with an organ, a pedal having an arm extending inside of the org-air case in the direction of the length of the organ, such arm being pivoted to or adjustably connected with the exhaust bellows strap, whereby such strap is made to retain its same relative position during the tread ofsuch pedal, substantially as described.

WM. GUNSAULES, AUG. P. HANN. 

